Boise (less commonly known as Boise City) is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Idaho. Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, this is the principal city of the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon. Boise passed Spokane in city population in 2001 census estimates and is now the third-largest in the northwest U.S. , behind Seattle and Portland. Boise serves as the primary government, economic, cultural, and transportation center for the area. As of the 2008 Census Bureau estimates, Boise's city population was 205,314 and Boise metropolitan area is estimated to have 599,753 inhabitants, by far the most populous metropolitan area in Idaho. It is also the 100th largest US city by population.

Energy And Natural Resources Law Lawyers In Boise Idaho

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What is energy and natural resources law?

Energy Law Involves the use and regulation of electricity, natural gas, coal, hydropower, oil, and alternative energy sources like solar, wind, biomass and alcohol fuels, and geothermal -- including rate regulation, energy purchase and sale, public utilities, energy facility licensing, and deregulation of power and electric companies. Natural Resources Law encompass land, fish, wildlife, biota, air, water, ground water, drinking water supplies, and other such resources belonging to, managed by, held in trust by, appertaining to, or otherwise controlled by the United States, any State or local government.